Ambrose



Gender:
Origin: Greek
288 famous people named Ambrose found on Wikipedia.
8564 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 1480-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 233-th in year 1881
Used in: English

Meanings

A male given name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”.


Ambrose is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
St. Ambrose Traversari, also referred to as Ambrose of Camaldoli, (1386–1439), Italian monk and theologian
Ambrose Akinmusire (born 1982), Nigerian-American jazz trumpeter
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), American author
Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), American general and namesake of sideburns
Ambrose K. Hutchison (1856–1932), Hawaiian resident leader of the leper settlement of Kalaupapa
Ambrose Small (1863–1919), Canadian theatre magnate
Ambrose Tarrant (1866–1938), Australian cricketer


Masc. proper name, from Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios "immortal, belonging to the immortals" (see ambrosia). The Ambrosian Library in Milan, founded 1609 by Cardinal Borromeo, is named for Saint Ambrose (obit 397), bishop of Milan.


From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, from Greek Ambrosios, means: immortal.

Famous People: 288 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Dean Ambrose 1985 American professional wrestler
2 Rona Ambrose 1969 Canadian politician
3 Lauren Ambrose 1978 American actress
4 Ambrose Bierce 1842 American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
5 Ambrose Burnside 1824 Union Army general
6 Curtly Ambrose 1963 West Indian cricketer
7 Stephen E. Ambrose 1936 American historian
8 Efe Ambrose 1988 Nigerian footballer
9 Anisha Ambrose 1988 Indian film actress
10 Marcos Ambrose 1976 Australian racing driver
11 Ambrose Olsen 1985 American model
12 Darren Ambrose 1984 English footballer
13 Simon Ambrose 1980 Winner of the third series of the British version of The Apprentice
14 Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 1957 British journalist
15 Ambrose Small 1863 Canadian businessman
16 Ambrose Akinmusire 1982 American jazz composer and trumpeter
17 Joseph F. Ambrose
18 Tangie Ambrose 1967 Actress
19 Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1520 English nobleman and general
20 Hugh Ambrose 1966 American historian
21 Mikey Ambrose 1993
22 Tish Ambrose 1955 Pornographic actress
23 Tim Ambrose 1982 Cricketer
24 Ambrose Madison 1696 American planter
25 Ambrose Barlow 1585 English Benedictine martyr
26 Ashley Ambrose 1970 American football player
27 Ambrose Alli 1929 Medical professor
28 Ambrose Philips 1674 Irish politician
29 Ambrose R. Wright 1826 Confederate Army general
30 Ambrose Hundley Sevier 1801 American politician
31 Thierry Ambrose 1997 French association football player
32 Dick Ambrose 1953 American football player
33 Ambrose Godfrey 1660 German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher
34 Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson 1865 Christian Pentecostal denominational leader in the early Twentieth Century in the USA
35 Ambrose Shea 1815 Canadian businessman and politician
36 Rob Ambrose 1970 Football coach
37 Ambrose Mendy 1954 British boxing promoter
38 Ambrose O'Brien 1885 Canadian ice hockey owner
39 Ambrose Flack 1902 American writer
40 Gladys Ambrose 1930 English actress of film and television
41 Ambrose Cowley English pirate
42 Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle 1809 English Catholic convert
43 Ambrose Swasey 1846 American engineer
44 Ambrose McEvoy 1878 English painter
45 Alex Ambrose 1982 Footballer
46 Ambrose of Alexandria Christian saint and theologian
47 Ambrose Ranney 1821 American politician
48 J.J. Ambrose 1987 American mixed martial artist
49 Jean Ambrose 1991 French footballer
50 Ambrose Spencer 1765 American politician
51 Alice Ambrose 1906 American logician
52 Ambrose St. John 1815 British priest
53 Isaac Ambrose 1604 British minister
54 Patrick Ambrose 1991 Australian rules footballer
55 James R. Ambrose 1922 Aerospace executive
56 Ambrose Reynolds 1960 British musician
57 Sharon Ambrose 1939 American politician
58 Ambrose of Optina 1812 Russian Orthodox elder, monk, and saint
59 Ambrose Heal 1872 English furniture designer, and businessman
60 Ambrose Kingsland 1804 American politician
61 Ambrose Dudley Mann 1801 American diplomat
62 Ambrose Lee 1948 Hong Kong politician
63 Ambrose E. Gonzales 1857 American businessman
64 Ambrose Crowley 1658 English ironmonger
65 Ambrose Bebb 1894 British historian
66 Ambrose Campbell 1919 Nigerian musician/band leader
67 Ambrose Burke 1895 American Roman Catholic priest and president of Saint Ambrose College, Iowa
68 Erin Ambrose 1994 Hockey player
69 Ambrose Mutinhiri Zimbabwean politician
70 Ambrose Maréchal 1764 Roman Catholic archbishop
71 Ambrose King 1935 Hong Kong calligrapher and academic
72 Warren Ambrose 1914 American mathematician
73 Ambrose Curtis 1992 New Zealand rugby union player
74 Ambrose Sherwill 1890 Bailiff of Guernsey
75 Ambrose Schindler 1925 American football player
76 Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway 1941 British peer
77 Ambrose of Belaya Krinitsa 1791 Ancient orthodox saint
78 Tommy Ambrose 1939 Singer-Songwriter
79 Ambrose Lupo British composer
80 Ambrose L. Jordan 1789 American politician
81 Ambrose Langley 1870 English footballer
82 Ambrose Serle 1742 British writer
83 Ambrose O'Donovan 1962 Gaelic football player
84 Ambrose of Siena 1220 Italian teacher and diplomat
85 Ambrose Congreve 1907 Irish businessman
86 Ambrose McCarthy Patterson 1877 Australian painter and printmaker
87 Ambrose K. Hutchison
88 Ambrose Palmer 1910 Australian rules footballer
89 Donetta W. Ambrose 1945 United States federal judge
90 Tony Ambrose 1933 British rally driver
91 Richard Ambrose 1972 Athlete
92 Ambrose Wilson 1853 English headmaster
93 Ambrose Cobbs 1603 American planter
94 Ambrose Griffiths 1928 English Roman Catholic bishop; Benedictine abbot
95 Ambrose Poynter 1796 British architect
96 Paddy Ambrose 1928 Irish footballer and manager
97 Ambrose E. B. Stephens 1862 American politician
98 Jim Ambrose 1930
99 Ambrose S. Murray 1807 American politician
100 Ambrose Heath 1891 British journalist
101 Ambrose Madtha 1955 Roman Catholic archbishop
102 Ambrose Caliver 1894 American academic administrator
103 Ambrose Olutayo Somide Nigerian radio host
104 Ambrose Flux Dundas 1899 British civil servant and colonial administrator
105 Autpert Ambrose Frankish Benedictine monk
106 John Wolfe Ambrose 1838 Irish-born American engineer and developer
107 Ambrose J. Russell 1857 American architect
108 Ambrose Dixon 1619 American Quaker pioneer
109 Ambrose Kennedy 1875 American politician
110 Ambrose Reeves 1899 South African bishop
111 Myles Ambrose 1926 Commissioner of Customs under president Richard M. Nixon
112 Ambrose Lau 1947 Hong Kong politician
113 Ambrose Pratt 1874 Australian writer
114 Ambrose Price 1984 Canadian interior designer
115 Ambrose Jermyn
116 Ambrose Cave British politician
117 Scott Ambrose 1995 Cyclist
118 Ambrose Nicholas Lord Mayor of London
119 John Ambrose 1705 Royal Navy admiral
120 Ambrose W. Clark 1810 American politician
121 Ambrose McGonigal 1917 Belfast High Court judge; decorated World War II veteran
122 Ambrose McGuirk American football executive
123 Damario Ambrose 1989 American football player
124 Ambrose Jerome Kennedy 1893 American politician
125 Ambrose De Paoli 1934 Roman Catholic archbishop
126 Charles Ambrose 1791 English musician
127 Ambrose Weekes 1919 Anglican Suffragan Bishop in Europe
128 J. Willis Ambrose 1911 Canadian geologist and first President of the Geological Association of Canada
129 Ambrose J. Murphy 1869 American architect
130 Ambrose Baker 1897 Welsh rugby union player
131 Ambrose Bury 1869 Politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons
132 Ambrose Peddle 1927 Canadian politician
133 Ambrose Abbott 1813 American politician
134 Ambrose Dyson 1876 Illustrator
135 Ambrose Oschwald 1801 American minsiter
136 Dom Ambrose Agius 1856 Maltese priest and diplomat (1856-1911)
137 Walt Ambrose 1905 American football player
138 Eleanor Ambrose 1718 Irish beauty and heiress
139 Ambrose Rookwood 1664 English Jacobite soldier
140 Ambrose Rayappan 1901
141 Eddie Ambrose 1894 American jockey
142 Ambrose Dery
143 Ambrose Lane Politician of Prince Edward Island
144 Ambrose Lam Hong Kong lawyer
145 Geoff Ambrose 1946 Mtorcycle racer
146 Ambrose Tighe 1859 American politician
147 Ambrose Hickey 1945
148 Ambrose Harris 1902 English footballer
149 Ambrose Cheung 1951 Hong Kong politician
150 Ambrose Kyte 1822 Australian politician
151 Ambrose Macdonald Poynter 1867 British artist
152 Ambrose Manaton English politician
153 Ambrose Senyshyn 1903 Ukrainian archbishop
154 Ambrose Hardinge Giffard 1771 Chief justice of British Ceylon
155 Ambrose MacDermott Bishop of Elphin
156 Ambrose Baber 1793 American diplomat
157 Ambrose I. Lane Sr. 1935 Activist
158 Ambrose D. Richard 1850 Canadian politician
159 Ambrose Eldridge 1815
160 Ambrose Thomas 1880
161 Ambrose Bowden Johns 1776 Plymouth landscape artist in the style of Turner
162 Ambrose Askin 1909 English rugby league player
163 Ambrose Puttmann 1880 American baseball player
164 Ambrose Clarke 1945 English footballer
165 Ambrose Barnes 1627 English Mayor and writer
166 Ambrose Martin American puritan
167 Ambrose Avellano 1951 Artist from Gibraltar
168 Ambrose Jones Irish bishop
169 Ambrose Browne 1659 English politician
170 Ambrose Corbie 1604 English Jesuit teacher
171 Ambrose Ussher 1582 Irish biblical scholar
172 Ambrose Barker 1859 British activist
173 Ambrose George Dominican politician
174 Ambrose Field Composer
175 Ambrose Delos DeLand 1841
176 Ambrose Phillipps British politician
177 Ambrose Harmer American politician
178 Ambrose Hartwell 1883 English footballer
179 Paul Ambrose 1984
180 Ambrose A. Holowach 1914 Canadian politician
181 Stuart Ambrose 1943 Cricketer
182 Ambrose Foss Australian Chemist
183 Ambrose D'Mello 1922 Indian Jesuit priest
184 Ambrose T. Hartman 1925 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
185 Ambrose Tarrant 1866 Australian cricketer
186 Ambrose Eccles Irish scholar
187 Ambrose Lomax 1867 South African photographer and chemist
188 Ambrose O'Connell 1881 American judge
189 Ambrose Blacklock 1784 Canadian politician
190 Ambrose Key 1829 American pioneer
191 Ari Ambrose 1974 American musician
192 Ambrose 1947
193 Ambrose Fernando 1912 Indian businessman and politician
194 Ambrose McGann 1868 American baseball player
195 Caroline Ambrose 2000 British actress
196 David Ambrose 1939 British mathematician and historian
197 Ambrose Carmichael 1871 Australian politician
198 Ambrose Mathalaimuthu 1925 Catholic bishop
199 Robert Ambrose
200 Ambrose Kiapseni 1945 Catholic bishop